Sexting, defined as the
exchange of sexually suggestive pictures or messages via mobile phone or social
networking sites (SNS), has received media attention for its prevalence and
associated negative outcomes; however, research has not yet fully established
risk factors for and resulting outcomes from sexting behaviors.
The current
study was the first empirical test of a causal path model in males and females,
in which impulsivity-related traits and expectancies influence sexual behaviors
through phone and SNS sexting. We also examined prevalence and perceived
likelihood of common negative outcomes associated with sexting.
Multiple
regression and structural equation modeling (SEM) statistics were conducted on
two independent undergraduate samples (n = 611 and 255). The best fitting SEM
model demonstrated a significant indirect effect of sensation seeking on phone
sexting behaviors through sex-related sexting expectancies and a significant
indirect effect of sensation seeking on sexual hookup behaviors through phone
sexting behaviors (b = 0.06, p = .03), but only for females. Reverse mediations
and mediation with SNS were not significant.
Negative outcomes were rare: sexts
being spread to others was the most common negative sexting experience (n = 21,
12 %).
This study suggests the viability of personality and expectancies
affecting sexual hookup behaviors through engagement in sexting behaviors. It
also suggests that although direct negative outcomes associated with sexting
are thought to be common, they were rare in the current sample.
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- 1Department of Psychology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (http://psych.iupui.edu/), 402 North Blackford St., Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA, adir@iupui.edu.
- Arch Sex Behav. 2015 Aug;44(6):1675-84. doi: 10.1007/s10508-014-0370-7. Epub 2014 Oct 31.
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